As relações nipo-brasileiras: perspectivas da cooperação em interesses complementares

Abstract

Beginning from the dynamics of interests that guide the relationship between Brazil and Japan, the aim of this work is to study the Japanese-Brazilian relations, emphasizing the cooperation maintained between the two countries. To carry out the work, it employed the literature on the subject and it was supported by studies carried out by agencies of both governments and by research institutions such as ABC, the MOFA and the IBGE. The text builds itself in an effort to show how cooperation is capable of acting in the design of favorable identifications among countries and draw closer relations through the perception of common interests. Historically, Japanese-Brazilian relations developed in bases defined as complementary interests. These interests associated with changes in the international scenario draw Japan and Brazil closer to each other over the years, turning the mutual perception between them and outlining the contours of interaction structures. Apart from a relationship based on human ties, from the 1950s, new variables were added to these structures, such as trade and technical cooperation. Despite the intermittent character, the Japanese-Brazilian relationship has evolved and surpassed the bilateral sphere, expanding the results of this cooperation to other countries through a fruitful triangular partnership.